The Prophecy

Hitomi's Bedroom (Hitomi's Apartment)

"I never realized how hard it is to make ends meet!" (Hitomi)

Yes you did, Hitomi!

"It shouldn't be this hard…"

This isn't what's bothering you, is it?

"I know… But I promised never to do that again…"

No one would know… And it's your future anyways… Why not know?

"But what if it's bad… I don't want anything else to go wrong… I just don't know"

Ask the cards… Use the cards…

"I just don't know…"

Try it…

"All right… I'm strong… I can do this" Hitomi pulls out the cards from her desk drawer and dusts them off.

She pulls the first card.

The king of dragons!

She stops.

Van. Why Van?

The room suddenly turned pitch black.

No! Not again… Fanellia… It's burning! Bodies sprawled across the ground… What is this room? It's a chamber of some sort.

"I won't let you take him!"

That voice… It's Van!

"I'm afraid that isn't a choice you get to make."

Who was that?

"I am Van Fanel, King of Fanellia. And I slay all who oppose me and my family!" Van charges.

"So be it…" A glint of steel appeared from within the shadow.

Van slashes into the shadows, and they dissolve around him.

Why are they fighting? What is going on here? Oh no, he's behind you!

"Behind you Van!"

That's my voice!

"Ahhhhhhhh!" Van spins and slashes the growing shadow behind him.

Blood flies from the mist and a dark figure collapses to the ground out of the mist. Hitomi runs towards Van through the passageway.

Where am I?

Black mist pours into the cracks in the walls and swirls into the room. Steel blades appear all over the room.

"Hitomi! Run!" Van charges the mist towards her.

"Not without you!"

"You must protect Drake from…" Van drops to the ground, a black hilted blade embedded in his back.

Who's Drake?

"No! Van…" Hitomi drops to the floor in tears next to Van's body as nineteen figures materialize in front of her.

"The dragon shall not rise again." The lead warrior draws his blade.

"I won't let you take him!" Hitomi picks up Van's sword and grasps it with both hands, raising it slowly over her head.

"Pathetic" the lead warrior dissolves into the air.

Hitomi gasps and drops...

No!

Fanellia faded away into darkness, and Hitomi finds herself in her bedroom still grasping the cards in her hands.

"I must go back. I must warn Van."